Day
01 # Arrive Delhi
Welcome to capital of India! Arrive Delhi, meet assist
at the airport & transfer to hotel. Overnight at
Delhi.
Day 02 # Delhi
Breakfast in hotel, after breakfast proceed for sightseeing
Old Delhi & New Delhi.
OLD DELHI - A sight-seeing tour of Old Delhi would entail
visiting: Red Fort - The red sandstone walls of Lal
Qila, the Red Fort, extend for two km and vary in height
from 18 metres on the river side to 33 metres on the
city side. Shah Jahan started construction of the massive
fort in 1638 and it was completed in 1648. Jama Masjid
- Jama Masjid The splendid mosque built by Muhammad
Ali Shah in the typical Mughal style with two minarets
and three domes, lies to the west of the Hussainabad
Imambara, Raj Ghat - the memorial site where Mahatma
Gandhi was cremated.
NEW DELHI - An extensive sight-seeing tour of New Delhi
would include a visit: Humayun's Tomb - Built in the
mid 16th century by Haji Begum, senior wife of Humayun,
the second Mughal emperor, Humayun's Tomb is an early
example of Mughal architecture built in Delhi. Qutub
Minar - 13 km to the south of Connaught Circus at Lalkote
of 8th century Tomor Rajputs, the 72.5 m high Victory
Pillar stands as a victory stand of a Muslim King Kutub-ud-din-Aibak
in India. A drive along the ceremonial avenue - Rajpath,
past the imposing India Gate, Parliament House, the
President's Residence, Lotus Temple and would end with
a drive through the Diplomatic Enclave. Overnight at
Delhi.
Day 03 # Delhi - Jaipur
Breakfast in Hotel, after leisurely breakfast drive
to Jaipur arrive Jaipur & transfer to hotel. Evening
free at leisure. Overnight at Jaipur.
Day 04 # Jaipur
Breakfast in Hotel, after leisurely breakfast checkout
from hotel & visit the majestic Amber Fort - set
in picturesque and rugged hills is a fascinating blend
of Mughal Architecture, construct by Raja Mann Singh
in 1592 and completed by Swai Jai Singh, the fort is
made in red sand stone and white marble. The rugged
forbidding exterior belies an inner paradise with a
beautiful of art and architecture. Amber Fort is the
classic and romantic fort palace with a magnificent
aura. City Palace - A delightful blend of Mughal and
traditional Rajasthani architecture, the City Palace
sprawls over one-seventh of the area in the walled city.
It houses the Chandra Mahal, Shri Govind Dev Temple
and the City Palace Museum. Jantar Mantar - This is
the largest and the best preserved of the five observatories
built by Jai Singh II in different parts of the country.
This observatory consisting of outsized astronomical
instruments is still in use. Hawa Mahal - The ornamental
facade of this "Palace of Winds" is a prominent
landmark in Jaipur. Their five-storey structures of
sandstone plastered pink encrusted with fine trelliswork
and elaborate balconies. The palace has 953 niches and
windows. Built in 1799 by Pratap Singh, the Mahal was
a royal grandstand for the palace women.. Overnight
at Jaipur.
Day 05 Jaipur - Pushkar
Early morning after taking breakfast proceed for Pushkar,
The Holy city of Hindu's and also famous for Camel &
Cattle fair in the Month of November around 3,00,000
Camel owners come for Trading. Enroute visit Small Villages.
On reaching visit Pushkar Palace, later visit Hindu
Temples and in the evening visit evening prayer with
oil lamp. Overnight at Pushkar.
Day 06 # Pushkar - Fatehpur Sikri -
Agra
After breakfast proceed for Agra enroute visiting Fatehpur
Sikri - The Imperial city of the Mughal dynasty. It
is very difficult to express the architectural grandeur
city as one can only experience the aura of these forts.
Famously known as the city of Ghosts, it was built by
the great Mughal Emperor. Arrive Agra and transfer to
hotel. Overnight at Agra.
Day 07 # Agra
After leisurely breakfast in hotel, proceed for sightseeing
tour visit the magnificient :-Taj Mahal - A white marble
Tomb building 1631 – 1648 in Agra, seat of the Mughal
Empire by Shah Jahan for his wife, Arjuman Banu Begum,
the monument sums up many of the formal themes that
have played through Islamic architecture. Its refined
elegance is a conspicuous contrast both to the Hindu
architecture of pre – Islamic India, with its thick
walls, corbelled arches and heavy lintels and to the
Indo Islamic styles, in which Hindu elements are combined
with an electric assortment of motifs from Persian and
Turkish sources. The Agra fort – situated on the banks
of Yamuna river, north west of the Taj Mahal, this majestic
fort was started by the Emperor Akbar and it developed
as a strong hold of the Mughal Empire, under successive
generations. This majestic fortness of red sandstone
encompasses with in its 2.5 km long endosure walls,
the imperial city of the Mughal rulers. It comprises
many visionary palaces, such as the Jahagir Palace and
the Khas Mahal, built by Shah Jahan, audience halls
such as the Dewan I Khas and two very beautiful mosques.
Evening free to explore the Agra’s rich heritage of
handicrafts in its markets. Overnight at Agra.
Day 08 # Agra - Delhi
After leisurely breakfast in hotel, drive to Delhi by
surface, on arrival transfer to International airport
in Delhi to board flight for onward journey or way back
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